ashpan

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noun
Definitions
  • A container beneath a boiler's furnace, catching ash and clinker that falls through the firebars
  • A container that fits below the grate of a domestic fireplace.
  • (rail) A large pan below the grate and firebox of a steam locomotive.

Etymology

Compound from English ash + English pan (all, pan, forehead, face).

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pan

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all, pan, forehead, face

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